The 30-year-old made a stellar return to international cricket when he was handed the captaincy to lead India in their three-match T20I tour of Ireland last August, and went on to claim 20 wickets in the 50-over World Cup.
Ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is likely to be rested for the fourth Test against England, starting from Friday, at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, say reports.
Bumrah climbed three places to be ranked No. 1, and replaced his teammate R Ashwin in the position. Before this, his highest ranking had been No. 3. Apart from Bumrah, former left-arm pacer Zaheer Khan has also occupied the No. 3 spot, in October-November 2010.
In the 81st over of England's second innings, Bumrah intentionally interfered with Ollie Pope, resulting in unlawful physical contact on Sunday.
Bumrah’s six-wicket burst helps India record series-levelling 7-wkt win but SA remains the final frontier
The national selectors have picked seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami as a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah, who had to pull out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia starting on Sunday. India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 23. Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur have been named as backups and will travel to Australia shortly, the release added.
Siraj and Umran will travel with the squad to Perth on October 6, where the Indian team will train for a week before travelling to Brisbane for its first warm-up match on October 17.
Rohit, the leading run-scorer in T20Is, went past New Zealand opener Martin Guptill's tally of sixes to go to the top of the six hitters' chart in T20Is
The sources said that the player is in good shape now after recovering from his injuries and is training regularly in National Cricket Academy (NCA).
Kohli, who was out of the 1st ODI against England with a groin injury, has not been included for the West Indies's T20Is as well. However, BCCI in its official statement hasn't mentioned whether he has been rested or not picked due to injury.
